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The trailers and TV spots forRogue One: A Star Wars Storymay reveal more about the much talked about reshoots than any of the news reports swirling around the firstStar Wars spin-off. We know that the ending was changed, but there are quite a few moments that appear to be missing from the final cut of the movie. And these aren’t scenes from the earliest trailers, either. Some of these moments are still airing as part of TV spots as we head into Rogue One’s first weekend in theaters....

Cinema is an ever-evolving art form, with new genres, styles, and tropes emerging over time to keep things paced and interesting. So many current beloved movie genres were actually invented in the classic era of filmmaking, and their structures and basics are still used today. The buddy cop subgenre is a perfect example. Born out of the brilliant minds of screenwriters and directors always looking to make something refreshing and entertaining, these movies partner up two cops with wild personalities and thrust them together on a high-stakes case – forcing them to overcome their own values and form an odd but rewarding partnership....

Captain America: The Winter Soldier’sFrank Grillo and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman have joined the action filmPanamafrom The Highland Film Group. According to the press release,Frank Grillois set to star as James Becker, a rugged, decorated ex marine in 1989 Panama. When his former commander Stark, played by the greatMorgan Freeman, sends him undercover to execute a high-value deal with untrustworthy adversaries, Becker is thrust into the chaos of the local civil war....

Spoiler WarningAndoris the expansion of the Star Wars universe we didn’t know we needed. This dark and gritty spy thriller tells a story that we’ve never seen before. Set in the darkest timeline of the galaxy,Andoris a completely differentStar Warsshow in the best way possible. Reprising his role as Cassian Andor,Diego Lunais simply fantastic while the show resonates on certain themes that reflect upon the kind of world we live in today....

In the latest episode of missed opportunities, the recently released second season of Netflix’s animated anthology seriesLove, Death & Robotsvery nearly featured aConan The Barbarianshort starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Series creator andDeadpooldirector Tim Miller has now revealed that Schwarzenegger had repeatedly contacted him, lobbying for a role in the series, with Miller even offering details of what the episode would have entailed. “It would have been a Conan short. I did want to do a Conan short, but we couldn’t get permission....

Ever since production started onAssassin’s Creed, Ubisoft’s head of contentAzaïzia Aymarhas been providing intriguing photos from the set of this highly-anticipatedvideo gameadaptation. Last week, he gave us a look atMichael Fassbender’s costume, although the star was facing away from the camera so we couldn’t see his face. Earlier today,Azaïzia Aymarposted new photos on hisTwitterpage, revealing two ancient Templar swords, which are in a display case at Abstergo Industries. The second photo is a close up of the pommel on one sword, which features the depiction of a famous Templar knight....

Netflixis doubling down on their live action adaptation ofAvatar: The Last Airbender, renewing the show for two more seasons. “The Avatar will return!! Seasons 2 & 3 of AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER are coming!”Netflixannounced via X/Twitter, with seasons 2 and 3 due to bring the show to an end, concluding Aang’s story. Based on the animated series of the same name,Avatar: The Last Airbenderis set amid four nations; water, air, earth, and fire, and follows a young boy known as the Avatar who must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war, and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him....

While it’s speculated thatAvengers: Age of Ultronwill open with an attack on Baron von Strucker’s castle, as the team liberates future members Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, there is still much we don’t know about this raid, aside from some of the snowy images we’ve seen with Bruce Banner and Hawkeye tromping through the very cold Sokovian forest. Now, we have a couple of images from this action-packed set piece from the sequel....

Thanks to the recent shake-up of the upcoming DC slate at Warner Bros, the HBO Max-boundBatgirlmovie is very much up in the air in terms of release date and its place in the DCEU timeline, such as it is. As well as Michael Keaton reprising his role in the film,J.K. Simmonswill also be getting back into the DCEU as Commissioner Gordon, who he last played inJustice League. While there are many questionable timeline issues with the DCEU, Simmons’ appearance in the movie along with Michael Keaton’s Batman really takes the uncertainty of whereBatgirlsits to another level....

Much like the ’60s were a time of radical change, the Hollywood landscape during this period was one of rapid and decisive shifts towards the grittier aspects of filmmaking. Between 1957 – 1966, a buffer zone was created where artists began to tackle more serious stories. Studios and distributorsbegan to ignore the Code. Among the pioneers of the era islegendary filmmaker Roger Corman, who along with American International Pictures ushered in an era of professional amateurism (not quite amateur, not quite big-budget spectacle) that would begin to dominate most of the American cinema experience for the coming decades....

Black Massmarks avillainous return to formforJohnny Depp. Adapted from the book by Boston Globe journalists Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, Black Mass is the incredible true story of gangsterJames ‘Whitey’ Bulger. Bulger went from being a relatively small time neighborhood criminal in South Boston (Southie), to the feared kingpin of the Boston underworld in the late seventies and eighties. His rise to power was abetted by FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton)....

Marvel’sBlack Pantherhas officially joined thebillion-dollar clubat the worldwide box office. Ryan Coogler’s first Marvel movie is now one of the highest grossing movies of all time and the 33rd movie to reach the billion-dollar mark. Additionally,Black Pantheris the 6th Disney movie to earn over a billion dollars at the box office. The movie has now been in theaters for a month and it’s continuing to break box office records, even competing with other Disney movies and crushing them....

Don’t worry!Alien 5is still happening. At least according to starSigourney Weaver. Before 20th Century Fox officially announcedRidley Scott’s next movie wasAlien: Covenant, it was widely reported thatDistrict 9directorNeill Blomkampwas moving forward onAlien 5. It was said to be a true sequel toRidley Scott’s 1979 originalAlienandJames Cameron’s first sequel, 1986’sAliens. It wouldn’t completely obliterate 1992’sAlien 3and 1997’sAlien Resurrectionfrom the timeline. But it would bring back Corporal Dwayne Hicks, Newt and Ellen Ripley....